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To: Darth Trader who wrote (109)	12/6/1997 1:01:00 AM
From: Bipin Prasad	Respond to of 1848

DT, Please, enlighten me with your "placing market orders". regards, BPP

To: Darth Trader who wrote (109)	12/6/1997 8:55:00 AM
From: T-Lo Greens	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1848

Darth Trader wrote: <<<2) Place market orders Bipin wrote: How long have you been in this business? Unless you're rookie or out of mind, this is one of the most dangerous advice I've ever heard in my life. How long have YOU been in the "business"? Read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre>>> Have you read the article on EGRP and how market orders executed late end up costing investors quite a large sum of money? Now there's a class action lawsuit going on regarding this specific issue. I would go with LIMIT orders unless you were trying to liquidate your stock. Tony